Birkeborg
editVilla Birkeborg | |
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Aerial photography of Birkeborg, as seen from Øresund in ca. 1936. | |
Alternative names | Villa Birkeborg |
General information | |
Architectural style | National Romantic style |
Address | Skodsborg Strandvej 240-246 |
Town or city | Skodsborg |
Country | Denmark |
Coordinates | 55°50′02″N 12°34′25″E / 55.833875°N 12.573507°E |
Year(s) built | 1909-1910 |
Demolished | 1966 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Carl Harald Brummer |
Awards and prizes | Eckersberg Medal (1911) |
Birkeborg (also called Villa Birkeborg) is a former country house and mansion in Skodsborg, Rudersdal Municipality, situated on the Øresund coast north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Designed by architect Carl Harald Brummer, the mansion was built between 1909 and 1910. For the next 50 years, Birkeborg served as a country house and summer residence for several wealthy Copenhagen families until it was demolished in the 1960s. The property has since been converted into a recreational beach park, Birkeborg Park, renamed the Struckmann Park , in 1973.
History
editThe area on which Birkeborg was eventually constructed was originally parcelled out from the Aggershvile estate, and Birkeborg was built on the Aggershvile hill (Danish: Aggershvilebakken). The grounds of the Birkeborg estate were over 13,000 square metres
The mansion itself with adjoining pergola and pavilion was designed by architect Carl Brummer, for which he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal in 1911. In addition, an adjoining caretaker's residence was also constructed on the grounds. A grand and stately landscape garden was established on the property, designed and maintained by Danish garden architect, Erik Erstad-Jørgensen .
Birkeborg was built during World War I for a Swedish war profiteer (Danish: Gullaschbaron), Lorenz Beijers, and was a typical example of the prevailing Swedish-German architectural style, that influenced Swedish architecture after the marriage of Victoria of Baden and Gustaf V in 1881. The building featured four storeys, a roof superstructure with a tower clock and a columned colonnade facing the beach, dominating the more modest villas on Strandvejen.[1]
In 1916, shipowner and merchant, Andreas Erlandsen (1877-1943) bought Birkeborg. He used it as a summer residence until 1926, where the wealthy Artom Rand (1880-1956), director of Copenhagen Fruit Auctions acquired the mansion. Rand was married to Rigmor Rand (née Aller), the daughter of Danish publisher Carl Aller, and they lived at Birkeborg until Rand's death in 1956, whereafter Rigmor alone owned the property.[2] Rigmor was also the co-owner of the grand manor house Sophienholm on the shore of Lake Bagsværd in Lyngby, from 1926 to 1963.
In 1961, the Danish Ministry of Culture acquired the Birkeborg property from Rigmor Rand, after which the demolition of the mansion began and was completed in 1966. In connection with the dismantling, a public recreational beach park was established on the vacated area, initially called the ‘Birkeborg Park’, however in 1973 it was renamed the Struckmann Park (Danish: Struckmannparken), named after the chairman of the Danish Society for Nature Conservation, Erick Struckmann.[3]
Architectural features
editThe building was built on an Öland stone plinth, with plastered and slightly yellowwashed facades. The roof surfaces were covered with black glazed tiles and the vertical wall of the mansard roof was covered with copper.[4]
The hall extended over two storeys and had access to the curved loggia from the living room; from the first floor, a wraparound gallery led to a balcony resting on the pillars of the loggia. The villa was situated on a slope facing the beach, offering excellent views of the Øresund strait and the Swedish coast.[4]
List of former owners
edit- 1910-1916: Lorenz Beijer, Swedish merchant.
- 1916-1926: Andreas Erlandsen, merchant and shipowner.
- 1926-1956: Artom Rand , founder, director and owner of Copenhagen Fruit Auctions .
- 1956-1961: Rigmor Rand (née Aller), widow of above.
- 1961-1966: Ministry of Culture of Denmark
Gallery
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ Brandt, Lauritz (13 March 1978). "Vedrørende Kystområdets planlægning: Birkeborg" (Document). Skodsborg Landowners' Association & the Building Inspectorate of Søllerød Municipality. p. 42.
- ^ Haste 1930, p. 103.
- ^ Stilling, Niels Peter, ed. (2016). Søllerødbogen 2016 [The Søllerød Book 2016] (in Danish). Holte: Historisk-Topografisk Selskab for Søllerød Kommune. pp. 120–121. ISBN 8787113961.
- ^ a b Brøchner 1912, p. 15.
Sources
edit- Brøchner, Georg (1912). Nordiscke Villaer og Hjem: Afbildninger af nordiske Arkitekters og andre Kunstneres Arbejder, Eksteriører, Interiører, Grundrids og Planer (in Danish). E. Jespersen.
- Haste, William (1930). Strandvejen: dens huse og mennesker (in Danish). H. Hagerup.
- Sørensen, C. Th. (1939). Written at Copenhagen. Om Haver (1st ed.). Emil Wienes Bogforlag: Egmont H. Petersens Kgl. Hof-Bogtrykkeri.
Artom Rand
editArtom Georg Niels Rand (29 November 1880 – 15 December 1956) was a Danish major merchant, auctioneer and fruit importer who founded and was the director of Copenhagen Fruit Auctions .
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Henriette Ellermann-Kingombe
editHenriette Ellermann-Kingombe (born 21 March 1970) is a Danish civil servant and courtier, who is the current Private Secretary and lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary of Denmark, since 2021.
Lisbet Zilmer-Johns
editLisbet Zilmer-Johns (born 14 August 1965) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. She is the current Secretary of State for Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, having previously served as Director-General of the Danish Critical Supply Agency (2020-2023) and as Permanent Representative to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (2013-2017).
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editMarried in 1996 to senior diplomat and ambassador Michael Zilmer-Johns.
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Jonas Bering Liisberg
editJonas Bering Liisberg (born) is a Danish jurist, diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Secretary of State for European and the Arctic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, having previously served as Permanent Representative of Dennmark to the European Union (2019-2022) and Secretary of State for Foreign Policy (2017-2019).
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editAnniken Krutnes
editAnniken Ramberg Krutnes | |
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Anniken Ramberg Krutnes in 2020. | |
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to the United States | |
Assumed office 17 September 2020 | |
Monarch | Harald V |
Prime Minister | Erna Solberg Jonas Gahr Støre |
Preceded by | Kåre R. Aas |
Ambassador of Norway for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs | |
In office August 2016 – August 2018 | |
Monarch | Harald V |
Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
Ambassador of Norway to the Netherlands concurrently to Luxembourg | |
In office September 2011 – July 2016 | |
Monarch | Harald V |
Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg Erna Solberg |
Personal details | |
Born | Asker, Norway | 15 September 1968
Residence(s) | Washington, D.C., United States |
Alma mater | University of Oslo Norwegian School of Economics |
Anniken Ramberg Krutnes (born 15 September 1968) is a Norwegian diplomat and civil servant. Since 2020, she has been the current Ambassador of Norway to the United States, the first woman to hold that position. She has previously served as Norway's Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs (2016–2018) as well as Ambassador of Norway to the Netherlands and Luxembourg (2011–2016)
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editBirgitte Nygaard Markussen
editBirgitte Nygaard Markussen (born 30 March 1963) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. She is the current Director for Humanitarian Affairs, Civil Society and Engagement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, having previously served as the Ambassador of the European Union to the African Union from 2020 to 2023.
Markussen has held several diplomatic positions during her career, with a particular emphasis on foreign relations with Africa. She started her career in the Danish Foreign Service, where she served as Ambassador of Denmark to Burkina Faso (2010–2012), and as the Director for Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (2012–2016), before joining the European External Action Service, becomming firstly the Deputy Managing Director for Africa (2016–2020), and then Foreign Policy Expoert to the European Investment Bank (2018–2020), and then EU ambassador to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa.
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editMartin Bille Hermann
editMartin Bille Hermann | |
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Martin Bille Hermann in 2017. | |
Permanent Representative of Denmark to the OECD | |
Assumed office 1 September 2023 | |
Monarchs | Margrethe II Frederik X |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Carsten Staur |
Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations | |
In office 1 September 2019 – 1 September 2023 | |
Monarch | Margrethe II |
Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Ib Petersen |
Succeeded by | Christina Markus Lassen |
Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia concurrently to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and ASEAN | |
In office 2012–2014 | |
Monarch | Margrethe II |
Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
Preceded by | Børge Petersen |
Succeeded by | Casper Klynge |
Personal details | |
Born | Copenhagen, Denmark | 21 December 1968
Residence(s) | Bruxelles, Belgium |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Martin Bille Hermann (born 21 December 1968) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Permanent Representative of Dennmark to OECD, having previously served as the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations (UN) in New York, from 2019 to 2023.
Susanne Shine
editForthcomming Ambassador of Denmark to Belgium.
Lene Mandel Vensild
editForthcomming Permanent Representative of Denmark to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (EU).
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editCentral Administration of Denmark
editAgency overview | |
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Formed | 25 December 1066 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Denmark |
Headquarters | Copenhagen |
Employees | 100.855 |
Agency executive |
The Central Administration of Denmark (Danish: centraladministrationen or statsadministrationen; also known as the State Administration of Denmark) is the nationwide public administration of the Kingdom of Denmark, and is conventionally comprised of the ministerial departments and subdivisional directorates, agencies, councils and boards, under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet of Denmark, the central executive power.
The central administration is staffed by the Civil Service of Denmark (Danish: embedsværket), a permanent bureaucracy or secretariat of public officials, which supports the functions and decisions of the government through the administration of legislation, management of public appropriations, information and counselling.
Permanent Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office (Denmark)
editThe Permanent Secretary of State to the Prime Minister's Office (Danish: Statsministeriets departementschef) is the most senior civil servant in the Prime Minister's Office of Denmark, and as such the head and principal civil servant in the central administration of Denmark.
Since 1914, the Permanent Secretary has served concurrently as the Secretary of the Council of State, the privy council of Denmark.
History
editThe position was established in 1913 at the instigation of Carl Theodor Zahle, as the Permanent Secretary to the Council Presidium, the then cabinet ministry of Denmark. The inaugural holder was Erik Arup.
List of permanent secretaries
edit# | Name
(birth–death) |
Term of office | |
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1 | Erik Arup
(1876–1951) |
1 January 1914 | 31 January 1916 |
2 | Frantz Dahl
(1869–1937) |
1 February 1916 | 31 March 1919 |
3 | Frederik V. Petersen
(1868–1950) |
1 April 1919 | 31 May 1938 |
4 | Andreas Møller
(1882–1954) |
1 June 1938 | 31 March 1952 |
5 | Jørgen Elkjær-Jensen
(1912–1988) |
1 April 1952 | 31 December 1964 |
6 | Eigil Jørgensen
(1927–2020) |
1 January 1965 | 31 December 1972 |
7 | Jørgen Gersing
(1927– 1987) |
1 January 1973 | 30 April 1979 |
8 | Peter Wiese
(1933–1993) |
1 May 1979 | 1993 |
9 | Ulrik Federspiel
(b. 1943) |
1993 | 1996 |
10 | Nils Bernstein
(b. 1943) |
1996 | 2005 |
11 | Karsten Dybvad
(b. 1956) |
2005 | 2010 |
11 | Christian Kettel Thomsen
(b. 1959) |
2010 | 2020 |
12 | Barbara Bertelsen
(b. 1973) |
2020 |
Sørine Godfredsen
editSørine Godfredsen (born 7 July 1967) is a Danish pastor, journalist, author, and conservative political and cultural debater and commentator, who writes for Kristeligt Dagblad and Berlingske.
Early life and education
editSørine Godfredsen was born on 7 July 1967 in Hadsten, Central Jutland Region, the daughter of * and *.
She grew up in a family of four children and graduated with an examen artium in modern languages from the County Gymnasium of Hadsten in 1986.
In 1993, Godfredsen earned her journalism degree from the Danish School of Media and Journalism in Aarhus. Following a brief stint as a TV journalist at TV2 Midt/Vest in Holstebro, she moved to Brighton, completing a master's degree in media studies at the University of Sussex in 1994.
Godfredsen worked as a journalist at Det Fri Aktuelt from 1994 to 2001, covering sports, culture, and commentary. Concurrently, she pursued theology studies at the University of Copenhagen, earning a Master of Theology (cand.theol.) degree in 2004.
Career
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editShe considers herself conservative, and supports christian and traditional values.
Personal life
editShe married Henrik Flødstrup, a journalist at Ekstra Bladet, on 21 May 2023.
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editMajorie of Scotland
editMajorie of Scotland, Countess of Pembroke (also Margery, actually Margaret; 1200 – 17 November 1244) was a Scottish princess, the third daughter of William the Lion, King of Scotland and his wife Ermengarde de Beaumont. She was a member of the House of Dunkeld by birth, and by marriage a member of the Marshal family.
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editShe married Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke, son of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke, on 1 August 1235 in Berwick-upon-Tweed. He recieved with her a large dowry in Scotland, with 10000 marks and more.
Her father William the Lion, granted Marjorie the lands of Strathord and Strathearn, in free marriage. Later her cousin, Malcolm II of Scotland, granted her the lands of Pitgorno and Drumdreel in Strathmiglo, Fife, in exchange for those she had recivered from her father. King Alexander II later decreed, that these lands are to pass to the Balmerino Abbey after Marjerie’s death.
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editMagdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold
editMagdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold | |
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Lady of Løvenborg Castle | |
Painted in 1772 by Jens Juel. | |
Born | Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig von Numsen 27 February 1731 Copenhagen |
Died | 6 May 1796 Løvenborg Castle, Holbæk | (aged 65)
Noble family | House of Løvenskiold |
Spouse(s) | Severin Leopoldus Løvenskiold |
Issue | Michael Herman Løvenskiold |
Father | Michael von Numsen, Minister of War |
Mother | Margrethe Thomasine von Ingenhaven |
Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold (27 February 1731 – 6 May 1796) was a Danish noblewoman and estate owner.
Born into a newly ennobled family, Magdalene married Severin Løvenskiold, a lieutenant from the wealthy Norwegian Løvenskiold family, in 1749. A woman of influence, she played a key role in political circles, notably in the 1784 government change. Widowed in 1776, she took charge of the Løvenborg estate, implementing tough financial measures and advocating for practical farming methods. After 13 years of administration, she handed over the estate to her son, Michael Herman Løvenskiold, in 1789. Magdalene lived at Løvenborg until her death in 1796.
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editSophie Axelsdatter Brah
editSophie Axelsdatter Brahe (11 May 1578 – 21 December 1646) was a Danish noblewoman and estate owner.
Lady of Rosenholm Castle
René Dinesen
editRené Rosager Dinesen | |
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René Rosager Dinesen in 2023. | |
Ambassador of Denmark to the United Kingdom | |
Assumed office 1 September 2022 | |
Monarch | Margrethe II |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Lars Thuesen |
Ambassador of Denmark to Austria concurrently to North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, the IAEA, OSCE, CTBTO and UN | |
In office 1 September 2018 – 1 September 2022 | |
Monarch | Margrethe II |
Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Liselotte Plesner |
Succeeded by | Christian Grønbech-Jensen |
Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan | |
In office 2011–2012 | |
Monarch | Margrethe II |
Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
Preceded by | Anders Carsten Damsgaard |
Succeeded by | Niels Boel Abrahamsen |
Personal details | |
Born | Svendborg, Denmark | 13 April 1971
Spouse | Camilla Follin Dinesen |
Residence(s) | London, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
René Rosager Dinesen (born 13 April 1971) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Ambassador of Denmark to the United Kingdom, having also served as Ambassador of Denmark to South Africa (2012–2015) and Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan (2011–2012).
Dinesen has held several diplomatic positions during his career, including as Ambassador of Denmark to Austria (2018-2022), concurrently serving as non-resident Ambassador to North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Albania. During his time as Danish ambassador to Austria, Dinesen also served as Resident Representative of Denmark to the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as Permanent Representative of Denmark to OSCE, CTBTO and other UN organizations in Vienna. He was previously Deputy Permanent representative of Denmark to the United Nations (New York) and Under-Secretary of State for Consular Affairs and Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Early life and education
editRené Rosager Dinesen was born 13 April 1971 in Svendborg on the Island of Funen, Denmark.
In 1996, he obtained a Master of Arts in political sciences and international relations (Cand.scient.pol.) from the University of Copenhagen.
In 2017, he guest lectured the academic programmes Executive Education and Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism of the University of Southern California (USC).
Diplomatic career
editDanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
editSouth Africa
editAfghanistan
editAustria and the UN
editUnited Kingdom
editIn the 2022 ambassadorial reshuffle,
He presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own letters of Credence during an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, London, on 30 November 2022.[1]
Personal life
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editJohan Garmann
editJohan Garmann, called "the Elder", (9 June 1583 – 7 February 1651) was a Danish-Norwegian councillor, land commissioner, mayor of Haderslev, factor at the Kongsberg Silver Mines, and later merchant in Bragernes, Norway.
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editSusanne Hyldelund
editSusanne Hyldelund | |
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Susanne Hyldelund in 2019. | |
Ambassador of Denmark to Germany concurrently to Switzerland and Liechtenstein | |
Assumed office 1 September 2020 | |
Monarch | Margrethe II |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Friis Arne Petersen |
State Secretary for Trade and Global Sustainability at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1 August 2017 – 1 September 2020 | |
Monarch | Margrethe II |
Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen |
Succeeded by | Steen Hommel |
Personal details | |
Born | Kolding, Denmark | 30 June 1968
Spouse | Torben Fogh Sørensen |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Berlin, Germany |
Alma mater | Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences |
Susanne Christina Hyldelund (born 30 July 1968) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant, who has served as the Ambassador of Denmark to Germany since 2020. She is concurrently serving as ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. From 2009 to 2012, she held the position of Consul General of Denmark in Shanghai.
Hyldelund has held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark during her career, including serving as served as State Secretary for Trade and Global Sustainability, from 2017 to 2020 and as Under-Secretary for the Trade Council, from 2014 to 2017.
Early life and education
editSusanne Christina Hyldelund was born on 30 July 1968 in Koldning, Jutland, Denmark.
Diplomatic career
editand from 2012 to 2014 the Head of Invest & Innovation, an arm of the Danish Foreign Ministry.
Ambassador to Germany
editIn 2020, Hyldelund assumed her first ambassadorial appointment, becoming Ambassador of Denmark to Germany. She presented her credentials to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace in Berlin on 4 November 2020. She is concurrently serving as non-resident side-accredited Ambassador of Denmark to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein.[3]
Personal life
editShe is fluent in Danish, English, German and French.
Honours
editKirsten Malling Biering
editKirsten Malling Biering (born 19 December 1951) is a retired Danish senior diplomat and political advisor. She is currently senior advisor at the Danish Institute for International Studies and the think tank EUROPA, having previously served as Ambassador of Denmark to France (2015-2019), Sweden (2010-2015), the Netherlands (2005-2010) and Latvia (1991-1995). She has also served as Permanent Representative of Denmark to OSCE.
References
edit- ^ "King Charles Iii Receives Mrs Camilla redaktionelt stock-foto – stock-foto". Shutterstock (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Botschafterin Susanne Hyldelund (Königlich Dänische Botschaft) | Wegweiser Media & Conferences GmbH". www.beschaffungskongress.de. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ Magazine, Diplomat (2020-12-20). "Denmark accredited Susanne Christina Hyldelund in Germany". Diplomat magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
Cabinet of Denmark
editGovernment of the Kingdom of Denmark | |
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Overview | |
Established | 5 June 1848 |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Leader | Prime Minister (Statsminister) |
Appointed by | The Monarch |
Main organ | Prime Minister's Office |
Ministries | List |
Responsible to | Folketing |
Headquarters | Slotsholmen, Copenhagen |
Website | www |
The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Kongeriget Danmarks regering) is the national cabinet of the Kingdom of Denmark. It has been the chief executive body and the government of the Danish Realm—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland—since 1848.